The rise in reported cases of people being born with conditions on the Autism Spectrum indicate a possible evolutionary trait: a mutation that enhances the ability of the most powerful tool the human animal has – its mind. Instead of working toward a cure for ASD, we should be harnessing the collective power of these genius minds to fundamentally change our society. We need to evolve or die.
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Pastor_Alex on 02/08 at 10:53 AM
If we are talking pure mind function, then I think you might be right. I would argue though that as a social species that the ability to be social is vitally important. I think we do need to expand our ideas of who is ‘normal’, but within that expanded range we also need to make efforts to include people from the entire broad range.
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